Dallas Keuchel | |||
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Keuchel with the Houston Astros in 2015
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Houston Astros – No. 60 | |||
Starting pitcher | |||
Born: Tulsa, Oklahoma |
January 1, 1988 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 17, 2012, for the Houston Astros | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Win–loss record | 50–47 | ||
Earned run average | 3.78 | ||
Strikeouts | 667 | ||
WHIP | 1.26 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Dallas Keuchel (/ˈkaɪkəl/, KY-kəl; born January 1, 1988), nicknamed Kid Keuchy, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a left-handed starting pitcher. He previously attended the University of Arkansas, where he played baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Keuchel made his MLB debut in 2012. In 2014, he was awarded both the Gold Glove Award and Fielding Bible Award. The next year, Keuchel was named the starting pitcher for the American League in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game and won the Cy Young Award, in addition to his second Gold Glove and Fielding Bible Awards. In 2016, he was awarded a third straight Gold Glove Award.
Keuchel attended Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he led the baseball team to the state championship.
Keuchel then attended the University of Arkansas, where he played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. He registered a 5.88 earned run average (ERA) as a freshman, a 4.58 ERA as a sophomore, and a 3.92 ERA as a junior.